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Silver Sprout Mine (Silver Sprout vein), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Silver Sprout Mine (Silver Sprout vein)Mine
Inyo CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude:
36° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~177km
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Mine
Mindat Locality ID:
3477
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3477:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Ag-Au mine.

NOTE: This mine is not listed in the USGS MRDS or USGS GNIS databases.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Description: Occurs as ragged masses, matted with quartz crystals and gold.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
Habit: Acicular
Colour: Straw-yellow
Description: Occurs included in quartz.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs as crystals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘPhosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
OOxygen
Oⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Blake, Wm. P. (1867b), Mineralogical notices II: American Journal of Science, 2nd. series: 43: 124-125
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 309
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 84, 288.
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